Michigan's John Beilein: Minnesota (11-2) will be tough first Big Ten test

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Jan. 2, 2014

Michigan coach John Beilein

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As the calendar turned, so did the Michigan basketball team's mentality.

After a lackluster nonconference season, the young Wolverines understand everything changes now in Big Ten play, starting tonight at Minnesota.

"The last two days of practice have been intense by everybody, by the coaches, by the players, knowing," U-M coach John Beilein said Wednesday. "Anybody who watched any of those four (Big Ten) games yesterday would see the intensity and I'm sure our guys watched. ? You see that there's another gear that everyone was in." ...